AI/ML - Machine Learning Research Engineer, Machine Translation

$143,100 - $264,200/Yr

Apple - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Apple Machine Translation team is seeking exceptional researchers and scientists to develop advanced core machine translation (MT) technology, enabling seamless communication across language barriers. This role focuses on applied research in MT, exploring novel modeling and learning approaches, and evaluating methods to enhance the user experience across the Apple ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Develop next-generation core machine translation technology.
• Investigate novel modeling and learning approaches in machine translation.
• Evaluate methods to improve machine translation applications.
• Collaborate with the core modeling team on various language technologies.
• Contribute to the development of user-facing MT solutions.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in machine learning and natural language processing (NLP).
• Experience with model training, inference, and neural machine translation.
• Proficiency in developing AI/ML systems at scale in production or high-impact research environments.
• Familiarity with deep learning toolkits such as JAX, PyTorch, or TensorFlow.
• Strong passion for machine translation and natural language processing.

Nice-to-haves

• Expertise in key language technologies including large language models and natural language processing.
• Ability to formulate research problems and implement solutions in C/C++/Java, Python, and bash scripting.
• Experience with standard MT/NLP toolkits like FairSeq or OpenNMT.
• Design and deployment experience of large-scale, user-facing MT or LLM systems.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• Discounted products and free services.
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition.
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments.
• Relocation assistance.